Rev. Chris Furr is a native of Wilmington, North Carolina.
He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he graduated with a BA in Religious Studies in 2002 and Duke University Divinity School, where he received a Master of Divinity degree in December of 2005. He was ordained to Christian ministry in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in 2006.
Rev. Furr served churches in Burntwood, England and Alexandria, VA before being called to serve as Senior Minister at Covenant Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Cary in October of 2014.
Throughout his years in ministry, Chris has served as a member of the Commission on Ministry for the Christian Churches in the Capital Area, a member of the Board of Trustees for the United Christian Missionary Society, and on the Mental Health Research and Design Team for the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). Chris is an alumni of The Bethany Fellowships, a program for newly ordained Disciple of Christ pastors serving in congregational ministry. He is passionate about preaching, teaching and serving alongside those in Christian community to transform lives and communities and author of the forthcoming book Straight White Male, from Westminster John Knox Press.
Chris and his wife Katie have two sons, Noah and Jude. In his spare time, Chris plays a little guitar and follows the UNC Tar Heels, Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox.